New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-26
RESTRICTION WITH REVENUE.

"Thc voice" processes W oc Ei"u Vh"U '''
proposal to adopt the frcc-rum principle under
the guise of restriction does not recommend IT.
self to practical people. 1t says we are
clad to know that what these plcadcrs for
restriction want and will not give up is really
revenue and not restriction" This is dlsin-
ccnuous. "Thc Voice. has known from the
first that there was no possibility of any rational
friends Of temperance accepting ITS wild prop
osition to relieve the saloons from all taxation.
II ONLY made the proposition in order to afford
n prctcxt for the hypocritical claim bodied forth
in its own language as follows: Wei, 90
ahead. gentlemen; but when We fight your
bill for all we arc worth, because of its in
iouitons revenue features. don't tell us again
that the ProhibitOnsts oppose all modes OF
restriction, and will accept nothing but the
whole loaf" We certainly shall tell 1.-The
Voice" this again. and we shall do so for the
sufficient reason that it is true. 1t is not by
such shallow subtcrfuges as the offer OF wiling
ness to accept a palpabiy impractlcablc measure
that the third-party organ can escape the con-
dcmnation its shifty ways justly entail upon 1t.
The plain fact is that "1hc Voice" does
not want the only measure OF restriction which
is attainablc. 1t prefers to cry for the moon.
and the apparent circumstance that tho moon
is unattainablc does not affect It's damorS IN
the least. Yet il would be thought sane, and
so it pictcnds that what impcls 1t to fight
rational Hight license bill is its inlquitOus
revenue features" Why and how inquitouS
esteemed contemporary? VIII You not for a
moment quit your posturlng and your bayng
Of Luna. and cxpound this by no means obvious
ola, hft,l, hot
that inasmuch as prohibition is an apparent I'M
possibility at the present time IN centres OF
population. and inaSmuch n an unrestricted
liquor traffic causes -, which react upon the
whole body polite, increasing taxation by the
promotion Of vice. crime and sloth. 1t Is the
simplest Justice that those who engage IN
saloon keeping should be made 20 contribute
I'm a special way 10 the mitigation Of and general
dealing with the evils their business creates
That Is 4 position the soundncSS 81 which can
did and reflective minds can hardly question.
lmt The Voice" calls it " ulqW,ouS.' Why?
70 wholly sane rcaSoncrs tho PROPOSE 81
"Thc Voicc" that no revenue shoot be- raised
from the saloons may indeed very well appear
inqullou, and to speak plainly We think IT r.
But 1t deserve, 10 be- pointed ont continually
lhiI the b1lNlii fI'hlih H'~ 10 NV 'iIli i'' =
ProhibiuonI>;s AWAY, result practically As tins
one would # applied that is to SLY. they tend
To- strengthen the rum power. \ faction winch
insists on lighting every practical and piadll-
cahlc temperance measure. no matter under
what piclcucc~ can only inJuIc it, own o,'cn-
siblc cause and help that 1t piotcnds t. bc
arraycd against. "lhc Voice now say, the
ProhihitionI.tS viii fight High License at Al
bany. Very well. Who viii be hunt. and
who will be helped. 10y that course? 1t Is as
III IN - the sun AT MONDAY that the cause Of
temperance VIII bc hunt and that The liquor
trallic wd hc helped by IT, Ever body but
1.-The Voice" and IT., fanlilcal supporters secs
tlI, AT once. They alone imagine that their
l,tuous and futile polio, can deceive the Amer
Ican people. and that they will be- allowed To-
claim credit Tor inlrNiblc adherence 10 pm
epic. when in reality they are merely making
gro,c,quc exhibition Of pcr'cr'lll ana pig
hcadcdncs-. IL fact. they are not the friends
Of temperance and The steady dcd ne Of their
hold on the country proves that the character
Of their method, j. making the people tired
Of them.